Walter Lawrence Richards
Military ROLL OF HONOURRadio operator, Kemp crew. 381st BG, 535th BS.
Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3123 'Ron Chee'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1396. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670213
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35373294
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32077443
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-679178
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
17 September 1913 | ||
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Died |
8 October 1943 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
8 October 1943 | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Golden Gate National Cemetery |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
Updated his middle name and Added birth info to the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 63880407.
Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 63880407.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63880407/walter-lawrence-richards
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1396 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1396 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database